Ana
nature_spirit earth Romani single tradition · 3
In Romani legend, Ana is the queen of the Keshali nymphs. She was abducted by a demon in the traditional narrative.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Crone aspect of the Triple Goddess in Graves's 1949 novel Seven Days in New Crete.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Nimue, Maris, Kore, Hera Pais, Hera Teleia, Hera Khera, Moira, Ilythia, Callone, Ngame, Anu, Anand, Anann, Gentle Annie, Lamia, Hecate, Persephone, Triple Goddess, Mother, Maiden, Artemis (Diana)
- aspect of
- Crone
- syncretized with
- The Morrígan, Danu
- served by
- Keshali nymphs
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“A Romani legend describes Ana, queen of the Keshali nymphs, who was abducted by a demon.”
#6329 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In the 1949 novel Seven Days in New Crete, Graves extrapolated this theory into an imagined future society where the worship of the Triple Goddess (under the three aspects of the maiden archer Nimuë, the goddess of motherhood and sexuality Mari, and the hag-goddess of wisdom Ana) is the main form of religion.”
#19102 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Anu or Ana (sometimes given as Anann or Anand) is the name of a goddess mentioned briefly in Irish mythology.”
#26913 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001